Evaluation of estrogen receptor alpha, estrogen receptor beta, progesterone receptor, and cKIT expression in desmoids tumors and their role in determining treatment options

BioScience Trends

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-30

  Santos, Gabriel A C ^a   Cunha, Isabela W ^a   Rocha, Rafael M ^a   Mello, Celso A L ^a   Guimarães, Gustavo C ^a   Fregnani, José H ^a   Lopes, Ademar ^a  

^a A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Desmoids tumors; Hormone receptors; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS, AGGRESSIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77953090158     PISSN: 18817815     EISSN: 18817823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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